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  • Buses and Coaches Home Government plans, commitments and targets Headlines from the Transport Decarbonisation Plan (published by Department for Transport on 14 July 2021): The bus and coach sector is responsible for 2.5% of the UK’s transport emissions. …
  • Cars and vans Home Government plans, commitments and targets Headlines from the Transport Decarbonisation Plan (published by Department for Transport on 14 July 2021): The Government is ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030 By …
  • 70 years from now, T-pylon time capsules will reveal what our lives were like Home 3rd September 2021 Community spirit As the world’s first operational T-pylons are constructed along National Grid’s Hinkley Connection route, pupils from 20 local schools …
  • Decarbonising transport Home In 2020, the Digest of UK Energy Statistics showed that transport continues to be the highest emitters of greenhouse gases in the UK, accounting for more than a quarter of all carbon emissions in the UK. As an electricity …
  • Lost polecat safe and well Quick thinking from our project team gets lost polecat the help it needs Home 2nd September 2021 Caring for the environment In a surprise discovery for the team working at Stogursey, a polecat was recently found and rescued by …
  • Tony Wood Independent Non-executive Director Appointed : 1 September 2021 Committee membership : People & Governance and Safety & Sustainability Tenure: 3 years Skills and competencies :  Tony has proven business leadership credentials as an experienced …
  • Nautilus Project We are developing plans to deliver a new subsea cable that could supply enough electricity to power around 1.7 million UK homes. Home National Grid Ventures (NGV) is developing plans to deliver Nautilus, a new subsea cable allowing …
  • Martha B. Wyrsch Independent Non-executive Director   Appointed : 1 September 2021 Committee membership : Remuneration (Chair) and Safety & Sustainability Tenure: 2 years Skills and competencies :   Martha has held a number of senior positions in the …
  • Home Speakers and panellists   Opening plenary Image The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP – President for COP26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference John Pettigrew – National Grid Chris Stark – Committee for Climate Change Workstream one: Green Skills …
  • New underground cables go live New cables directly replace overhead lines and pylons in the area Home 24th August 2021 Hinkley Connection news Following the successful installation and energisation of the first circuit of the new 132 kV twin circuit …